Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PAMain CampusSmall city (population under 100,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $42,286

Total Cost of Attendance: $56,956

Student Debt

Median total debt: $20,500

Students with federal loans: 70.2%

Students with Pell grants: 29.8%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $59,604

After 5 years: $68,279

Majors(41 programs)

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(96 graduates)
  2. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(54 graduates)
  3. Mechanical Engineering.(51 graduates)
  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(51 graduates)
  5. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(32 graduates)
  6. Biology, General.(26 graduates)
  7. Psychology, General.(26 graduates)
  8. Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.(21 graduates)
  9. Marketing.(21 graduates)
  10. Communication and Media Studies.(18 graduates)
  11. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(18 graduates)
  12. Finance and Financial Management Services.(18 graduates)
  13. Criminology.(17 graduates)
  14. Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(16 graduates)
  15. History.(16 graduates)
  16. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(14 graduates)
  17. Sociology.(14 graduates)
  18. Accounting and Related Services.(12 graduates)
  19. English Language and Literature, General.(10 graduates)
  20. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(8 graduates)
  21. Political Science and Government.(8 graduates)
  22. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(7 graduates)
  23. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(6 graduates)
  24. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(4 graduates)
  25. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(4 graduates)
  26. Information Science/Studies.(3 graduates)
  27. Mathematics.(3 graduates)
  28. Chemistry.(3 graduates)
  29. International Relations and National Security Studies.(3 graduates)
  30. Hospitality Administration/Management.(3 graduates)
  31. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(2 graduates)
  32. Philosophy.(2 graduates)
  33. Physics.(2 graduates)
  34. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(2 graduates)
  35. Engineering-Related Fields.(1 graduates)
  36. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(1 graduates)
  37. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.
  38. Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.
  39. Education, General.
  40. Engineering, General.
  41. Physical Sciences.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,893 students

Admission Rate: 91.5%

Retention Rate: 73.5%

Graduation Rate: 60.3%

Student Demographics

White (70.2%)
Hispanic (11.4%)
Black (5.8%)
Asian (2.8%)
Two or More (3.6%)
International (5.8%)

Gender Distribution

Men (47.3%)
Women (52.7%)

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